Alf Cranner

Alf Cranner (25 October 1936 – 3 March 2020) was a major Norwegian folk singer, lyricist and painter, considered by many to be the pioneer of the Norwegian folk music wave of the 1960s. The citation for the award of Evert Taube Memorial Fund Grant 1994, to Cranner states: «Det är motiverat att anse honom som sin tids fader för den norska viskonsten» (It is motivated by the regard of him as the father of the Norwegian folk music genre). He is known for several popular folk music interpretations and beautiful folk tunes, including these: Å, den som var en løvetann with lyrics by another great Norwegian folk singer and lyricist Alf Prøysen (1914–1970), Bare skrap and Den skamløse gamle damen with lyrics by Klaus Hagerup and Sjømannsvise with the text of Harald Sverdrup. Among Cranner folk songs with his own lyrics is Båt til lyst and Hambo i fellesferien two of the best known. The folk song Din tanke er fri, is Cranner translation of the German Die Gedanken sind frei. and I går, i dag, i morgen, which is a live recording from the anniversary concert at the Concert Hall, in connection with the celebration of his 70th. birthday.

Discography Fiine antiquiteter (1964) Både le og gråte (1964) Vers og viiiiiiser (1966) with Harald Sverdrup Rosemalt Sound (1967) Almuens opera (1970) Odd Børretzen og Alf Cranner i levende live på Sandvika kino en kald desemberdag i 1973 (1974) with Odd Børretzen Trykt i år (1974) Vindkast (1977) Hva er det de vil? Live from ABC-Teateret (1980) with Odd Børretzen Din tanke er fri (1985) Sanger om fravær og nærvær (1989) 48 viser (1992) Kafé Kaos (1995) 50 beste fra 40 år (2003) Som en rose (2004) I går, i dag, i morgen (2006)